Community groups test housing site plans on 47th Street and Lake Park
Conserva tion Community Council heard Hyde Park Kenwood Conference recommendations and public comments on 47th Street Lake Park Avenue housing sites. DUR Board of Commissioners will consider the proposals and announce development criteria with bid opening expected in a few weeks. Claude Holman objected to middle income housing limits under Section 221(d)(3).
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47Th Street
Lake Park Avenue
Conservation Community Council
Hyde Park-Kenwood
James Handler
Cornell
CCC
Department of Urban Renewal Board of Commissioners
DUR
David Larson
4Th Ward Aid
Claude Holman
Hyde Park
Kenwood
47Th and
Hyde Park Blvd
Cottage Grove
Lake Park
Dorchester
Department of Urban Renewal
Kenwood Towne Homes
Housing Act Limits and Site Densities Stir DUR Debate
The Conference and CCC clash over housing occupancy rates and income limits under the federal act. 221(d)3 financing offers 3 percent mortgages with income thresholds from 6 000 to 11 100, prioritizing low income, elderly, disabled, and displaced families. The panel backs 20 percent minimum 221(d)3 units, no max, and urges integrated parcel development across HR and LR sites to reach 60 units per acre overall while diversifying housing types. Bruce Sagan notes
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CCC
DUR
Bruce Sagan
Woodlawn
Board of Ed seeks extra land to expand Hyde Park high site
The Board of Education plans to acquire privately owned land near Hyde Park High School at 6220 Stony Island and near the Soth and Blackstone site to enlarge the future high school campus. Officials expect the expanded area to allow mobile classrooms during remodeling and to provide future building facilities, athletic fields, green space, and more parking, with eminent domain as a last resort if agreement on price cannot be reached.
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Board of Ed
Hyde Park High School
Stony Island
Soth
Blackstone
Board of Education
Hyde Park- Kenwood
Hyde Park High
Harper Avenues
Harper
Kroger
Alos
Farmer’s Field
Chicago Park District
50Th
49Th Streets
Dorchester
Kenwood
Edward Palmer
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Palmer
Kenwood School